Singaporeans

Lion City residents

Singaporeans are citizens or natives of Singapore, the island city-state in Southeast Asia.

The term encompasses the country's multiethnic population—predominantly Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Eurasian communities.

Singaporeans are known for their multilingualism.

The adjective form also works: Singaporean cuisine blends Chinese, Malay, and Indian influences.

island

tropical

Of hot, humid regions

Straits · shipping · seaport · city-state · reclamation · coastline · humid · monsoon

multicultural

diversity

State of varied elements

Indian · Eurasian · Chinatown · tolerance · coexistence · pluralism · intermarriage · festivals · Deepavali · heritage

identity

citizens

Members of a nation

inhabitants · population · community · diaspora · Malay · Chinese · Indian · Eurasian · ancestry · ethnicity

enterprising

entrepreneurship

Creating and managing ventures

innovation · research · education · meritocracy · competitiveness · hardworking · ambition · tech-savvy · business · trade

urban

neighbourhood

Residential area nearby

commuters · urbanites

cosmopolitan

expatriates

People living outside homeland

English-speaking · international · educated · finance · trading · connected · westernized · affluent · developed

resilient

adaptability

Ability to adjust readily

grit · tenacity · resourcefulness · hardiness · survival · nation-building · self-reliance · endurance · can-do · fortitude

Categories
Opposites
national/regional identity

SingaporeansMalaysians

Southeast Asian nationals

stateless persons · foreigners · non-citizens · expatriates · permanent residents

governance/development model contrast

SingaporeansNorth Koreans

Residents of Pyongyang's country

Somalis · Venezuelans

Family

Singaporean

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G